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MrBob
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Finally bit the bullet and spent some bucks. Had the shits with not being able to get my handbrake to lock in Motorkhanas (or at all really!) and got a hydraulic nahdbrake fitted.

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sweet! lot of handbrakeys for u then :lol: have fun
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Bob how do hydraulic handbrakes work?

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Very VERY well !!!!

Ha ha aha hahahaha I kill me :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

It is completely seperate to my normal handbrake - car looks a bit funny with two handbrake levers!!

the second lever actuates a seperate master cylinder which acts only on the rear brakes.

The improvement is nothing short of phenomenal. I had actually ripped the handbrake off the floor twice trying to use the old handbrake if that gives an idea how hard i was ripping the handle up - and it still hardly ever worked!! Now i just touch it and they lock - at ANY speed on ANY surface!! And I have fairly wide 12inch wheels too!!

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Two handbrake levers?:? that would look wierd but sounds like heaps of fun! :lol:
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Cost?
And got any pics?
Is this in a full stripped out mini (like no carpets or nuttin)
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$480 drive in drive out same day.

No carpets at the moment - rather get the mechanics and general body right before i get too carried away with the interior.

I might take some piccies later this week.
I guess I'm proud that I have a mod that not many others on here probably have!!!
It's my first major spend on something that wasn't a repair so i'm quite happy 8)

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where you get it done???

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hey could you get a couple of pics of the rear wheels? how it all works? :)

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Nice work Bob.

I've got one on my list, but it's a long way down :).
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nuclear_mini wrote:
where you get it done???


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Nice...i'm guessing it's a fly off handbrake?

Get some pics, is it another mini handbrake? or a custom job.. One like on the rally cars that goes | rather than _ would be cool...

Have you looked into the legality bob?

This is on my list..but way down :D

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Now Mini Ha-Ha's passed its rego check for another year, the fly-off handbrake (converted) is going in.. 8)

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My stocky handbrake had a fly-off mode - was a hole drilled in the base to put a split pin through to hold the ratchet from grabbing. Worked a treat, unfortunately the actual handbrake didn't work at all!!!!!

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can you get your original handbrake removed and get a hydraulic one instead? is that legal? cause mine does absolutly NOTHING at the moment.

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